Running!

It was supposed to be 5 miles but I got lost.  I learned a valuable lesson today- boys don't know where they're going.

Well, 8 miles biking but you have to divide that by 4...

I 'm glad I didn't follow Jeremy today- he apparently went around in a lot of circles.  I ended up doing one of the hills twice because I turned down instead of up...

I did 4.5 in the morning and 5 in the evening.  We did 800s, I only did two because I was sore and got about a 3:20.

I was kind of hurting today but I still stayed ahead of the sophmore boys, which is all that really matters.  haha

I was sore and sick, and since I didn't want to get injured and more sick, I took it easy instead of doing the same workout as my team. 

My quads were sore from a hike on Saturday, so the core work and run hurt.  I got sort of lost, but found my way back eventually...

I did three easy miles in the morning and a speed workout in the evening.  One 800 at 3:34 and two 400s at about 1:47.  I was pretty sore, so I didn't push too hard, but I felt good about the workout anyway.

I felt like I had very little energy today, and I am a little sore.  I think I will ice and eat more.

We did 4 easy miles and about .5 miles of strides and hills.  I was kind of sore but feeling better than last week.

I went on a hike, it was about 8 miles and pretty steep.  Since I wasn't running it I halved the distance.  It felt really good, one thing I've noticed about hiking is that you use a lot of muscles in your quads, especially on steep downhills so you can balance. 

4.25 miles of running at a fairly high altitude and 4 miles of hiking.  I didn't get to run too much at camp, but I at least got some in.

I ran from my house to the cemetery and back, and I didn't get lost!  It was pretty good, I did about 10 minute miles but slowed down on the last mile.  I saw Tolbert while I was out running, and that was kind of weird. That was 6.5 miles.

I ran in the evening with USATF but didn't do a lot because I wasn't feeling very good.  Anyone have hints on preventing sideaches?  I don't get them a lot, but today was bad. 

It was a nice easy workot today.  I taught the freshmen how to do firemen, it was really fun.  I love freshmen!

I felt really good today.  We did 2 miles of speed changes, I actually beat Susannah and Bre (yeah, for once in my life, I know, but it still made me happy). 

2 easy miles in the evening.

I actually swam 1000 meters, but I don't know how much to count it as!

Hiking 9 miles.  I can tell you, my shoulders were not ready for that 25 pound pack.

Hiked to the top of Kings and back to camp, about 14 miles.  I came down the scree pile, for anyone doing Kings that is NOT the way to go.  Just for a heads up.

I hiked back out and came home.  It was really nice, but that pack didn't feel too much lighter than it did going in.

It was really nice and slow- I ran with my 14 year old dog.

We ran on the Dry Creek trail.  It's an easier run than bike, and really beautiful.

We did some hills today.  I was sore but felt o.k. about the workout. 

We ran on the Jordan River Trail. It was a beautiful run, but my quads were pretty sore.

It was really fun- my favorite part was definately the dutch oven breakfast afterward. 

I did a 2 mile warm-up and the same cool down.  I felt good about the race, it's my first for this season and I think it's a good base (better than last year anyway).  I slowed down a little with each mile.  I'm looking forward to improving this season!

I took it easy but I was still pretty sore from the race yesterday!

We did the cemetery loop and circuit.  I felt pretty sore, my calves were really tight.

I did 3 easy miles in the evening.

4 easy miles in the morning.

In the evening, I did a speed workout.  3 800s at about 3:40 and one 400 at 2:00 (yah, wasn't feeling so great on that one).  Afterward we got frozen custard!

We did hills. I was tired.

I went the wrong way for a little bit near the end, but I backtracked and found the trail!  I didn't do the two miles at the end because I pretty much have all my miles for the week.

In the evening we had the xc barbeque- we did a 2.5 mile race and with warm up and cool down, 4.5 miles in the evening.

I have all my miles for the week, yay!

I did a short hike up Multnomah Falls with the fam after a long car trip up to Oregon!

I ran through residential Portland, it was really nice and cool.

I ran 5 miles along the Oregon coastline.  It was really cool, but also really humid.  The view was gorgeous!

In the afternoon I did a 2 mile hike with my family to Drift Creek Falls. 

I ran along the beach again, but it was hot and I wasn't feeling very good so I just did 4 miles.

This is the last day I will get to run along the beach ):  It was really beautiful though, the hard sand reminds me of a track but the view is infinitely better.

We're in Eugene today!  I ran along a trail on the Wilamette River, it was really pretty!

I wasn't feeling great today.  I think it's the elevation, so hopefully I'll feel better in a few days.  We did a 2 mile warmup, a circuit, and then 1000s.  My splits were: 5:00, 4:57, 5:00, and 5:18.  For the last one I went hard for 400, relaxed, and then went hard for the last 100.  2 mile cooldown. 

We ran 6 miles on the Shoreline trail in the morning.   I took it easy and felt pretty good.  Afterward we did some ab work.

At nightwe did a 2 mile warm up and one mile of speed changes.  Then we did a mile, 7:18, and then another mile of speed changes.

I ran with some old neighbors up Emigration Canyon.  I hadn't seen them for a while so it was fun to hear how they're doing!

We were at Liberty today.  I did a short warm-up because I was late.  We did firemen, our first lap was 13:12 and the second was 12:43.  Then we did a cool down lap. 

I ran to Wasatch Lawn and back. I had planned to do 6 miles but spaced and missed a few streets, so it ended up being about 6.5.

I went on a 6 mile mountain bike ride with my family.  It was really beautiful, we did a loop in Park City and saw some marathoners!

We did 2 miles warm-up.  Then we did a mile, 7:23, and two 800s, 3:28 and 3:48- I didn't push quite as hard on the second one.  Then we did the VA loop for cooldown. 

We did Shriners- I wasn't feeling very good, and no wonder.  I am eating and drinking a lot tonight and tomorrow so I'll have energy for the race.

We did a couple miles of warm-up and cooldown.  After the race we did 10 hills, but they weren't very big.

I felt really good about my race.  I did about a 7:58 mile, and was 5th for the team.  If I had passed one girl a little more efficiently, we would have gotten a perfect score.  Next time I need to gain a little more distance over people when I pass them, but overall it was a great race.

I did 6 miles in the morning, the first three at 8:30 and the last three at 9:30.  Then we did five strides.

In the afternoon we were at Sunnyside Park.  We did a warm up and then a tempo run, I was supposed to hit around 8:40 I believe but it was a little under 9.  Then we did two circuits.  I was feeling tired so I only did a mile and a half cooldown.

This was the longest and possibly the hottest run I've ever done all at once.  We did a 2.75 mile warmup and a mile of speed changes.  Then we did one 800 and 8 400s.  My 800 was a 3:24 and my 400s were between 1:40 and 1:45, with the fastest at 1:38.  We did a lap of recovery after each.  Then I did a 5 lap cooldown.  It was really hard, but I'm glad I did it.  I came home and I think I've drank (drunk? dranken? drunken?) about a half gallon of water.

It was a nice, cool run and I took it easy.  I was a little sore from yesterday, and my ankle hurts.  It has a small knot or some other kind of bump on it that I'm a little concerned about.

I got new shoes yesterday and this is my first time running in them.  They felt pretty good, I thought they were a little heavy but it must have just been my legs because they are lighter than my old ones.  I ran down 15th, around Sugarhouse, and back. 

I went in the middle of the day and it was nice and cool.  My dad and I went 4 miles, then I was feeling great so I went another 2.  The new shoes are working out really well.

In the morning we went to Liberty and did fartlek.  It felt pretty good.

We went to Shriners in the afternoon, I did about 8:20 miles, which is a big improvement for me for a more relaxed run.  I'm getting a blister from my new shoes.

I am not sure exactly what my time was because I didn't look at my watch until a few seconds after I finished, but that is a pretty good guestimation.  Before the race we did a 2 mile warmup.  For the race I stayed with the girls for the first 2K at a 4:40/K pace, then I slowed down a little bit.  It was kind of hot and I was tired, but overall it was a pretty good race.

After the workout we did 3 hills, 400M with 400M recovery in between.

In the morning I did 4.5 miles.  In the afternoon I did 4, 2 miles of speed changes.

Like Susannah, I just put the division place as the place I scored for East in.  We did a 2 mile warm up and some strides at the start line.  At the beginning of the race I started out a little too slow and got boxed in, which was frustrating because I felt like I could go faster.  When things spread out a little more I got ahead and passed some people.  The course was slow, so the race may have been a little longer than a 5K, but I'm not sure. 

In the morning we ran to Sugarhouse Park and back and did about 5 hills.

In the afternoon we did a 1 mile warm-up, 1 mile speed changes.  Then we did ladders, 200-1000.  My splits were:  200-45(?), 400-1:37, 600- ?, 800- 3:56, 1000- 5:13, 800- 4:07, I skipped the 600 for a little better recovery, 400- 1:40, 200- 39.  Those are about right.  Then 1 mile cooldown.  It was really hot. 

Morning about a 5 mile run, around the VA loop, back to do some hills, and then a five lap cooldown on the track. 

In the afternoon we ran around Sugarhouse.  My ankle was hurting, and we have a race tomorrow, so I took it pretty easy.

We did a warm-up and cooldown, and I didn't bring my watch but I figured it was about 3 miles altogether.  I'm really glad we didn't do a workout after because my ankle was sore.

We wore flats on the course.  I was passing people throughout the race.  I passed one on the killer hill, and one about 150 meters before the finish.  Last time I didn't give myself enough space when I passed, but this time I did and I finished ahead of her. 

A couple of easy laps around Sunnyside Park.  I'm excited for the race tomorrow!

In the afternoon I did my lifeguard 500s with my friend Casey, who is a fabulous swimmer.  I learned how to flipturn but I still need to perfect that art.  I also learned that when I kick I'm not getting any momentum, because using a kick board I didn't really go anywhere, so I need to learn to do that better.  Sometime I want to do a triathlon, so I better learn how to swim efficiently. 

I did about a two mile warm-up.  My foot was really hurting and it didn't warm up.

The entire race was brutal.  My foot hurt so bad with every step, and even though I was pushing hard my time was a minute slower than Wednesday.  I'm staying off of it this weekend, but I'm worried it's bad. 

On Monday I went to the doctor and got my foot x-rayed.  It was a complete fracture and I will be in the boot, and not running, for 6 to 8 weeks.  It is pretty much a really, really big bummer.

Today I rode the stationary bike for 30 minutes, Emily says an hour of cross training equals about 5 miles running so I am counting it as two and a half miles.

Today I rode for 30 minutes again.  I did a 5 minute warm-up and cooldown and in between I did "bike fartlek", one minute on and one minute off 10 times.

25 minutes on the bike

I went to Steiner with Susannah.  We pool ran for half a mile, it was way fun and I really loved it.  Then we swam, I did 1/3 miles.

40 miles of pool running with Susannah.  very fun.

30 minutes on the bike. I studied for my biology test tomorrow because I forgot my ipod and it was bor-ing.  so much that studying biology vocab is more interesting :)

Susannah and I went pool running for about an hour.  It was really good, I felt like I was able to mostly keep my heart rate up this time. 

50 minutes on the stationary bike.  :P That is a LONG time on a bike.

30 minutes on the bike

30 minutes of water jogging, I did 1/4 mile and then 2 laps of swimming.

36 minutes on the bike.  I got to see the start of the football game, so it wasn't too boring.

12 minutes of ab work in the evening

48 minutes on the bike.  I did intervals- 1 minute on, 1 minute off, 2 minutes on, two minutes off, etc. up to 4 and back down to 1.  I did an 8 minute warm up and cool down. 

The more I bike, the more I love to run.

Again, 30 minutes on the bike. 

30 minutes in the morning, 30 minutes in the evening.

bike :P

I went bike riding with my sister- it wasn't stationary and I had someone to talk to, so it was actually pretty fun.

36 minutes on an eliptical, and 6 minutes of arms alternating one minute with weights, one minute without.

These are actually running miles today!  I talked to my doctor in the morning and he said I could run state, so I ran to get my muscles used to it.  I walked 2 laps and then ran a lap.  One of my hips hurt, so I tried in the other direction 1 lap and it felt pretty good.

Then I did some lunges and another lap, and then 2 laps consecutively.  My arch is a little sore because this is the first time in over 5 weeks that I've run or had arch support in a shoe.  I feel like I've lost some cardio but I'm hoping it will be fine.

Tonight I did 1/4 mile with my sister.  I'm still not used to running, and I feel like I run differently but my sister says I'm faster (but we only did a 1/4 mile, after all)  and I hope that I'll find a comfortable place soon.

I'm so glad to say good riddance to the boot and start running again! 

I did 1 mile warmup and then 2 laps of speed changes. My cardio doesn't feel as good as it used to, but I know it'll get better with time.

I'm excited for state tomorrow! 

We did a 1-mile warm up, which felt pretty good.

I wasn't sure how I was going to do after almost 6 weeks without running, so it was an interesting race.  My time wasn't as good as I'd hoped but I was just glad to be running and I realize that I haven't for a long time.  After the race I noticed a little bit of pain in my foot, I reeeeally hope it hasn't rebroken.  For the first part of the race I stayed with Tess, then at about mile 1 my breathing started feeling bad.  My legs weren't sore this race, but I need to build my cardio back up.

Overall I am really happy I was able to run!

I did the Shoreline Trail on my bike.  It felt a little harder than it used to...

But it was still great to be back on my mountain bike. 

I did 1 and 1/4 miles of swimming, and it was pretty hard.

First I did a 475 meter swim, then my goggles came off so I readjusted them before doing 525 meters.  Then I took a break and did another 500, then another break and another 500.  I'm definately still a runner but I'm glad I got a workout in and got my swimming done for this month and last month for lifeguarding.  It took me a total of about 50 minutes, including breaks.

Easy 2, first run since state so I didn't push it!

Started to feel my time off around the end of the run- that's probably where I'll need to build back up from.  No ill effects, however, my foot and my muscles feel fine! 

On a treadmill- ugh!  It was a little under a 10 minute pace, but I still got winded.  My hips have been a little sore since, but we'll see how it works out. 

This is just a guess- I worked out for about and hour and 15 minutes but about 45 of them were core.

I went back to my doctor this week.  He said 3 miles every other day was as much as I should be doing for 2 weeks, but I think the second week I'll do 4 miles every other day.

My plan for the next few weeks:

1. 3 miles every other

2. 4 miles every other

3. 3 miles every day

4. 4 miles every day

5. 3-4-5, 3-4-5 

We'll see where it goes from there.

I went from my house to Sugarhouse, did a lap around the inner loop and took a little longer route back to get 3 miles.  It felt pretty good but I had a... "stomach ache" is the best way to put it because it wasn't a side ache but it still hurt- maybe it was from ab workout yesterday but I think I might be sick because it's hurt after I eat for about a week and after lunch today it hurt a lot.

I warmed up with my sister for about the first half mile, then I kept going by myself.  It was relatively flat but I felt like I was pushing most of the time.   

I took it easy and it felt really good.  It was a beautiful day for running!

24 hour relay again, I didn't come until about 12:15 because I had to work.  There were 5 people on my team this time so that was very nice.  We did 26 miles all together that shift, so we nearly ran a marathon!  All together we did 186 miles. 

I went in the morning around the neighborhood. I still haven't gotten a watch, but it was about ten minute miles and felt ok- my legs are great, but my cardio still needs work.

I ran with my dad and my neighbor, we did about 9 minute miles and it felt pretty good.

24 hour relay, I had the 11 to 2 shift but since it was basically all one run, I'm just putting it on the same day.  Only 3 of us from our team showed up, so it was pretty tiring.

3 easy miles in the morning- this week I'm planning on getting in about 3 miles a day but I might do six on Thanksgiving and then rest the next day... 

I ran with my dog again- I forgot that she doesn't do well on a lot of hills or running two days in a row, so it was pretty slow...

I did a small warm up before the race, and I started really far back.  The first mile was really slow because I was in the mass and trying to get around people.  About halfway through I was able to run pretty freely.  I didn't race this one- I would have started up farther if I had- so it felt pretty good.  I don't want to race until track season, I need the recovery time. 

I checked the miles on my shoes today, I've done 134.25

I had a good run, but about a mile away from my house this random dog started following me and it stayed with me until I got home- it was quite nice companionship actually.

I ran with my dog, it was pretty good and easy.  My foot was hurting a little where I broke it, so I'm a bit concerned. 

Pretty good, I was a little worried yesterday because my hip and one of my quads was sore, but no problem today. 

It was pretty easy, not sore or anything.

I got them done in the morning- had to get up prettttty darn early though.

I went skiing and my foot really bothered me, not the one I broke but the other foot, in the same place- I didn't run today, if it feels ok Monday I'll run on it.  

My foot was sore again.  I think I should get it looked at.

I was going to go 4 but my foot was hurting so I turned around afer one. I think I'll run every other day and see how i do.

Pretty sore.

bike

30 minutes on the bike.  My left foot (the other one) has a stress fracture, which is very upsetting and I won't be able to run for another several weeks.